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Persuasion

by: Jane Austen

Publication date: 2009-05-31

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: austen, persuasion, regency, romance

Language: English

Item Size: 1.3G

LibriVox recording of Persuasion by Jane Austen. Recording by Karen Savage.

Several years before the events of the novel, Anne Elliott fell in love with a young and handsome but poor naval officer. She was persuaded by her friends and family to refuse him when he asked her to marry him. Now, eight and a half years later, she meets him again...

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Addeddate: 2009-05-31 19:53:42

Boxid: OL100020219

Call number: 2693

External-identifier: urn:storj:bucket:jvrrslrv7u4ubxymktudgzt3hnpq:persuasion_0905_librivox

External_metadata_update: 2019-03-26T20:56:56Z

Identifier: persuasion_0905_librivox

Narrator: Karen Savage

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Ocr_detected_lang: en

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Reviewer: Tulip27 - - January 9, 2010
Subject: Great

Jane Austen certainly needs no introduction. Whatever the shortcomings other reviewers and critics may have found in the novel, the criticism can amount to little more than nitpicking. The novel is an expert deconstruction of early 19th-century society, but, of course, more than that it is the most powerful and early voice of women in English literature. Yet this is not a "feminist" novel as some would have it. Above all it tries to present women as human beings with real feelings. Men should not fear this book, since it in no way degrades or belittles them. Within the covers of this book, common sense and heartfelt emotions blend perfectly.
It is my belief that Karen Savage, a professional voice talent who also does paid gigs in the audiobook sector, is among LibriVox' most valuable assets. She is probably the volunteer most suited for Jane Austen. Though her pace in reading this recording is, admittedly, a little fast, it remains eminently listenable. Highly recommended.

Reviewer: Lisa L - - September 6, 2009
Subject: Karen Savage please read the other Austen works

This is a wonderful recording. Karen Savage's reading voice is lovely and perfectly suited to Austen's stories. Please Ms. Savage, read the other Austen works for us. Please start with Mansfield Park, my second favorite. Persuasion is my favorite, so thank you for doing such a wonderful job reading it.

Reviewer: Philippe Horak - - July 13, 2009
Subject: Very good reading

Persuasion begins seven years after the heroine, Anne Elliot, has jilted her lover, Fredrick Wentworth, upon the request of a most beloved mother figure. Although at the time of the refusal the man seems an inadequate match, the tables are now turned: as in most Austen novels--the girl is poor, the boy is rich. To add insult to injury, Anne’s father is going bankrupt and must rent his house to none other than Fredrick’s sister and brother-in-law, bringing Anne and Fredrick in contact again. Anne and Fredrick always find themselves in uncomfortable situations that brew up old feelings. As Jane Austen’s last completed novel, some critics dismiss it as her darkest; however, others see it as her most honest and universal.
Many thanks to Karen Savage for her excellent reading of the novel. Listeners will have to hold tight, though: the pace is relentless!

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Chapter 01

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Chapter 02

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Chapter 03

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Chapter 04

15.2M

Chapter 05

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Chapter 06

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Chapter 07

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Chapter 08

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Chapter 09

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Chapter 10

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Chapter 11

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Chapter 12, Part 1

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Chapter 12, Part 2

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Chapter 13

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Chapter 14

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Chapter 15

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Chapter 16

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Chapter 17

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Chapter 18

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Chapter 19

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Chapter 20

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Chapter 21, Part 1

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Chapter 21, Part 2

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Chapter 22, Part 1

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Chapter 22, Part 2

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Chapter 23, Part 1

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Chapter 23, Part 2

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Chapter 24

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